American college football season
1998 NCAA Division III football season Regular season August – November 1998 Playoffs November – December 1998 Salem Football Stadium Salem, VA Champion Mount Union (4)Gagliardi Trophy (WR, P), Augsburg
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NCAA Division III football seasons · 1999 →
The 1998 NCAA Division III football season , part of the college football season organized by the NCAA at the Division III level in the United States, began in August 1998, and concluded with the NCAA Division III Football Championship , also known as the Stagg Bowl, in December 1998 at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia . The Mount Union Purple Raiders won their fourth, and third consecutive, Division III championship by defeating the Rowan Profs, 44−24.
The Gagliardi Trophy , given to the most outstanding player in Division III football, was awarded to , wide receiver and punter from Augsburg .[1]
Conference standings [ ]
1998 American Southwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Hardin–Simmons $
7
–
0
9
–
1
McMurry
6
–
1
8
–
2
Howard Payne
5
–
2
8
–
2
Austin
4
–
3
4
–
6
Mississippi College
2
–
5
4
–
6
Texas Lutheran
2
–
5
4
–
6
Mary Hardin–Baylor
2
–
5
3
–
7
Sul Ross
0
–
7
1
–
9
1998 Atlantic Central Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Wesley $
3
–
0
7
–
3
Methodist
3
–
1
7
–
3
Frostburg State
2
–
2
7
–
3
Chowan
2
–
3
5
–
5
Ferrum
2
–
3
6
–
4
Salisbury State
1
–
4
3
–
7
1998 Centennial Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Western Maryland $^
7
–
0
10
–
2
Dickinson
5
–
2
8
–
3
Johns Hopkins
5
–
2
7
–
3
Franklin & Marshall
4
–
3
4
–
6
Muhlenberg
3
–
4
5
–
5
Gettysburg
2
–
5
3
–
7
Ursinus
2
–
5
3
–
7
Swarthmore
0
–
7
0
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1998 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Millikin $^
6
–
1
8
–
2
Augustana (IL)
5
–
2
7
–
2
Illinois Wesleyan
5
–
2
7
–
2
Wheaton (IL)
5
–
2
6
–
3
Carthage
4
–
3
5
–
4
Elmhurst
1
–
6
3
–
6
North Central (IL)
1
–
6
3
–
6
North Park
1
–
6
2
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1998 Freedom Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Springfield (MA) $^
6
–
0
9
–
2
Plymouth State
4
–
2
7
–
4
Merchant Marine
4
–
2
6
–
3
Western Connecticut
3
–
3
5
–
5
WPI
3
–
3
4
–
5
Norwich
1
–
5
5
–
6
Coast Guard
0
–
6
1
–
8
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1998 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Wabash $
7
–
0
9
–
1
Hanover
6
–
1
9
–
1
Franklin (IN)
4
–
3
6
–
4
Bluffton
4
–
3
5
–
5
Wilmington (OH)
3
–
4
4
–
6
Manchester
2
–
5
2
–
8
Mount St. Joseph
2
–
5
2
–
8
Anderson (IN)
0
–
7
0
–
10
1998 Illini–Badger Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Aurora $
7
–
0
7
–
3
MacMurray
6
–
1
9
–
1
Concordia (WI)
5
–
2
7
–
3
Lakeland
4
–
3
7
–
3
Benedictine (IL)
3
–
4
3
–
7
Eureka
2
–
5
4
–
6
Greenville
1
–
6
2
–
8
Concordia (IL)
0
–
7
1
–
9
1998 Iowa Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Central (IA) $^
10
–
0
10
–
1
Wartburg
9
–
1
9
–
1
Buena Vista
7
–
3
7
–
3
Simpson
7
–
3
7
–
3
Coe
5
–
5
5
–
5
Upper Iowa
5
–
5
5
–
5
Cornell (IA)
4
–
6
4
–
6
Loras
4
–
6
4
–
6
Luther
3
–
7
3
–
7
William Penn
1
–
9
1
–
9
Dubuque
0
–
10
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1998 Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Albion $^
6
–
0
8
–
2
Hope
4
–
2
5
–
4
Adrian
3
–
3
5
–
4
Alma
3
–
3
5
–
4
Olivet
2
–
4
5
–
4
Kalamazoo
2
–
4
4
–
5
Defiance
1
–
5
3
–
6
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1998 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Commonwealth
Widener x
4
–
1
8
–
2
Susquehanna x
4
–
1
6
–
3
Juniata
3
–
2
5
–
5
Albright
2
–
3
4
–
6
Moravian
2
–
3
3
–
7
Lebanon Valley
0
–
5
1
–
9
Freedom
Lycoming x^
4
–
0
10
–
1
Wilkes
3
–
1
5
–
4
King's (PA)
2
–
2
3
–
7
Fairleigh Dickinson–Florham
1
–
3
2
–
8
Delaware Valley
0
–
4
3
–
7
x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1998 Midwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Grinnell $
9
–
0
10
–
0
Beloit
7
–
2
7
–
3
Ripon
7
–
2
7
–
3
Knox
6
–
3
6
–
4
St. Norbert
5
–
4
5
–
5
Lake Forest
4
–
5
4
–
6
Carroll (WI)
3
–
6
4
–
6
Lawrence
2
–
7
2
–
8
Monmouth (IL)
2
–
7
2
–
8
Illinois College
0
–
9
0
–
10
1998 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Saint John's (MN) $^
9
–
0
–
0
11
–
1
–
0
Bethel (MN)
7
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
Gustavus Adolphus
7
–
2
–
0
8
–
2
–
0
St. Thomas (MN)
7
–
2
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Augsburg
5
–
4
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Concordia–Moorhead
4
–
5
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
Hamline
2
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
St. Olaf
2
–
7
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Carleton
1
–
8
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Macalester
1
–
8
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1998 New England Football Conference standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Blue Division
Salve Regina x
6
–
0
10
–
1
UMass Dartmouth
5
–
1
8
–
2
Curry
4
–
2
6
–
4
Western New England
3
–
3
5
–
4
Nichols
2
–
4
5
–
5
MIT
1
–
5
1
–
8
UMass–Boston
0
–
6
0
–
10
Red Division
Bridgewater State x
5
–
1
7
–
3
Maine Maritime x
5
–
1
5
–
5
Massachusetts Maritime
4
–
2
6
–
4
Worcester State
3
–
3
4
–
6
Westfield State
2
–
4
5
–
5
Fitchburg State
2
–
4
3
–
7
Framingham State
0
–
6
2
–
8
x – Division champion/co-champions
1998 New Jersey Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
TCNJ $^
5
–
0
8
–
3
Rowan ^
4
–
1
10
–
3
Montclair State
3
–
2
8
–
3
New Jersey City
2
–
3
6
–
4
Kean
1
–
4
1
–
9
William Paterson
0
–
5
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1998 North Coast Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Wittenberg $^
8
–
0
11
–
1
Allegheny
6
–
1
8
–
2
Wooster
6
–
2
8
–
2
Case Western Reserve
4
–
2
5
–
5
Ohio Wesleyan
4
–
4
6
–
4
Kenyon
2
–
5
4
–
6
Denison
2
–
6
3
–
7
Earlham
2
–
6
2
–
8
Oberlin
0
–
8
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1998 Northwest Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Pacific Lutheran $^
5
–
0
8
–
2
Linfield
4
–
1
7
–
2
Willamette
3
–
2
7
–
3
Whitworth
2
–
3
5
–
5
Puget Sound
1
–
4
2
–
8
Lewis & Clark
0
–
5
1
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1998 Ohio Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Mount Union $^
9
–
0
14
–
0
Baldwin–Wallace
8
–
1
8
–
2
John Carroll
7
–
2
8
–
2
Ohio Northern
6
–
3
7
–
3
Marietta
5
–
4
6
–
4
Muskingum
4
–
5
5
–
5
Otterbein
3
–
6
4
–
6
Heidelberg
2
–
7
2
–
8
Hiram
1
��
8
2
–
8
Capital
0
–
9
1
–
9
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1998 Old Dominion Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Emory & Henry $
5
–
0
10
–
0
Randolph–Macon
4
–
1
7
–
3
Guilford
3
–
2
4
–
6
Hampden–Sydney
2
–
3
3
–
7
Washington and Lee
1
–
4
4
–
6
Bridgewater
0
–
5
0
–
10
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1998 Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W
L
T W
L
T
Whittier $
5
–
0
7
–
2
Redlands
4
–
1
7
–
2
Cal Lutheran
2
–
3
5
–
4
La Verne
2
–
3
4
–
5
Claremont-Mudd
1
–
4
2
–
7
Occidental
1
–
4
1
–
8
1998 Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Trinity (TX) $^
6
–
0
12
–
1
DePauw
5
–
1
7
–
3
Rhodes
4
–
2
5
–
5
Centre
3
–
3
3
–
7
Rose–Hulman
2
–
4
3
–
7
Sewanee
1
–
5
2
–
7
Millsaps
0
–
6
3
–
7
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
1998 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
MacMurray $
4
–
0
9
–
1
Westminster (MO)
3
–
1
9
–
1
Blackburn
2
–
2
4
–
5
Greenville
1
–
3
2
–
8
Principia
0
–
4
0
–
8
1998 Upstate Collegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
RPI +
3
–
1
7
–
2
Hobart +
3
–
1
6
–
3
Union (NY)
2
–
2
6
–
3
Rochester (NY)
1
–
3
1
–
8
St. Lawrence
1
–
3
1
–
8
+ – Conference co-champions
1998 NCAA Division III independents football records
Conf Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
Catholic University ^
–
10
–
1
Ithaca
–
9
–
2
Hartwick
–
9
–
2
Buffalo State ^
–
9
–
3
Pomona-Pitzer
–
6
–
2
Maranatha Baptist
–
6
–
4
Alfred
–
5
–
4
Maryville (TN)
–
4
–
6
Cortland
–
4
–
6
Brockport
–
3
–
6
Colorado College
–
3
–
6
Thomas More
–
3
–
7
Chapman
–
2
–
7
St. John Fisher
–
2
–
7
Menlo
–
2
–
8
^ – NCAA Division III playoff participant
Conference champions [ ]
Conference champions
American Southwest Conference – Hardin–Simmons
Centennial Conference – Western Maryland
College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin – Millikin
Freedom Football Conference – Springfield
Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference – Wabash Illini-Badger Football Conference – Aurora
Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Central (IA)
Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association – Albion
Middle Atlantic Conference – Lycoming
Midwest Conference – Grinnell
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Saint John's (MN)
New England Football Conference – Salve Regina (Blue Division), Bridgewater State (Red Division)
New Jersey Athletic Conference – TCNJ
North Coast Athletic Conference – Wittenberg
Northwest Conference – Pacific Lutheran
Ohio Athletic Conference – Mount Union
Old Dominion Athletic Conference – Emory & Henry
Presidents' Athletic Conference – Grove City , Washington & Jefferson , and Waynesburg
Southern California Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Whittier
Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference – Trinity (TX)
University Athletic Association – Chicago
Upper Midwest Athletic Conference – Maranatha Baptist , Martin Luther , and Mount Senario
Upstate Collegiate Athletic Conference – RPI
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference – Wisconsin–Eau Claire , Wisconsin–River Falls , Wisconsin–Stevens Point , and Wisconsin–Whitewater
Postseason [ ] The 1998 NCAA Division III Football Championship playoffs were the 26th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division III college football. The championship Stagg Bowl game was held at Salem Football Stadium in Salem, Virginia for the second time. As of 2014, Salem has remained the yearly host of the Stagg Bowl. This was the final bracket to feature sixteen teams before expanding to 28 teams in 1999.[2]
Playoff bracket [ ] Regionals Campus Sites
Quarterfinals Campus Sites
Semifinals Campus Sites
National Championship Game Salem Football Stadium Salem, Virginia Mount Union 21
Albion
19
Mount Union
21
Wittenberg
19
Wittenberg 13
Millikin
10
Mount Union
34
Trinity (TX)
29
Lycoming 49
Catholic University
14
Lycoming
21
Trinity (TX)
37
Trinity (TX) 30
Western Maryland
20
Mount Union
44
Rowan
24
Wisconsin–Eau Claire 28
Central (IA)
21
Wisconsin–Eau Claire
10
Saint John's (MN)
3
Saint John's (MN) 33
Pacific Lutheran
20
Wisconsin–Eau Claire
19
Rowan
22
Buffalo State 38
Springfield
35
Buffalo State
17
Rowan
19
Rowan 26
TCNJ
2
Final NCAA Regional Poll [ ] East Region [ ]
Team
Record
1. Springfield(Mass.)
9–0
2. Ithaca
8–1
3. New Jersey
7–2
4. Rowan
6–2
5. Buffalo State
7–2
6. Montclair State
7–2
Others receiving votes (listed alphabetically): Hartwick, Hobart, Rensselaer Polytechnic, and Salve Regina.
South Region [ ]
Team
Record
1. Lycoming
9–0
2. Trinity(TX)
9–0
3. Western Maryland
9–0
4. Catholic
9–0
5. Emory and Henry
9–0
6. Hardin-Simmons
8–1
Others receiving votes: McMurry, Pomona-Pitzer, Westminster, and Widener.
North Region [ ]
Team
Record
1. Mt. Union
9–0
2. Wittenberg
9–0
3. Wabash
9–0
4. Baldwin-Wallace
8–1
5. Albion
8–1
6. Millikin
7–1
Others receiving votes: Allegheny, Hanover, John Carroll, and MacMurray.
West Region [ ]
Team
Record
1. Central(IA)
9–0
2. St. John's
9–0
3. Pacfic Lutheran
7–1
4. Wisconsin-Eau Claire
7–2
5. Gustavus Adolphus
8–1
6. Wisconsin-Stevens Point
6–2
Others receiving votes: Grinnell, Linfield, Wartburg, and Wisconsin-Whitewater.[3]
*This was the final time the NCAA conducted a regional poll for Division III, starting with the 1999 season, American Football Coaches Association conducted a top 25 coaches poll.[4]
Awards [ ] Gagliardi Trophy : , Augsburg
AFCA Coach of the Year : Larry Kehres , Mount Union
AFCA Regional Coach of the Year: Region 1 : Mike DeLong , Springfield Region 2 : Frank Girardi , Lycoming Region 3 : Steve Mohr , Trinity(TX) Region 4 : Joe Fincham , Wittenberg Region 5 : , Central(IA)[5]
See also [ ] References [ ]
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